AgreeableLandscape to Technology · 5 years agoGitHub will no longer use the term 'master' as default branch because of negative associationmobile.twitter.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12cross-posted to: opensource
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkGitHub will no longer use the term 'master' as default branch because of negative associationmobile.twitter.comAgreeableLandscape to Technology · 5 years agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: opensource
minus-squarecouldbeanybodylinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 years agoWait but the words master and slave have meaning, don’t they?
minus-squarewraptilelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 years agoMaster has different defintions as well. Welcome to human languages! In the context of git master means “master copy”.
minus-squareConspicuouslyBlandlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 years agoThey do. And slave basically has only one meaning and should be banned, also from technology. But master has a lot of different meanings, and it is ridiculous to ban it. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master
Wait but the words master and slave have meaning, don’t they?
Master has different defintions as well. Welcome to human languages!
In the context of git master means “master copy”.
They do. And slave basically has only one meaning and should be banned, also from technology. But master has a lot of different meanings, and it is ridiculous to ban it. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master